Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 93 Adam, in Danger! (Bonus chapter for the first patron of this book, 'The Pigeon Hunter')

"Mr. Ash."

Seeing the atmosphere become somewhat awkward, First Mate Blue smiled and tried to smooth things over, asking, "Are you a member of the Church of the Blazing Sun?"

Well known.

Only believers in the Church of the Sun habitually praise the sun.

"no."

Ember calmly shook his head.

"Everyone, you can leave now."

Edwina looked at the crew members all around her and said calmly.

Upon hearing the captain's voice, the crew members immediately became energized, averting their gazes and pretending to chat with those around them.

"Mr. Ash, please come with me."

Edwina spoke softly as she led Ember to the captain's dining room.

"hateful!"

The three men in floral bow ties added sourly, "Even I don't get a chance to dine with the captain, so why does he?"

"You dare to challenge me?"

Second Officer Orvers sneered and retorted mercilessly, "Even if the captain ate with a dog, he would never eat with a piece of trash like you."

"Orpheus! Damn it, I've been putting up with you for ages!"

"Two idiots."

First Mate Blue subtly distanced himself from the two men, his face expressionless.

The captain was clearly only interested in the stranger's secrets, and it had nothing to do with romantic love.

These two idiots actually got into a fight over a girl, which was utterly shameful.

But that's alright.

The more humiliated they are, the more it highlights their tolerance, magnanimity, and composure in the face of adversity.

only……

First Mate Blue glanced discreetly in the direction of the captain's dining room, a hint of envy in his eyes.

Damn it, he really wanted to dine with the captain too!

In the captain's dining room, Edwina said softly, "Ignore them, they do this every day."

"fine."

Ember casually remarked, "At least this is conducive to promoting harmony."

Is it harmonious?

Edwina blinked, and after thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

Every crew member who joins the Golden Dream can quickly become one with the others.

In every sense of the word.

Clearly, they are all working towards the same goal.

That target is the treasure!

The people on that ship were less like pirates and more like treasure hunters.

Their goal was to track down and excavate the various legendary treasures at sea, rather than to plunder passing ships.

Although they sometimes bickered, they never engaged in infighting like those on other pirate ships.

Edwina seemed lost in thought, while Ember had already removed his helmet.

He revealed an ordinary-looking face and silently picked up his spoon to begin eating.

Edwina couldn't help but feel disappointed when she saw Yu Jin's unremarkable face, which was otherwise somewhat handsome.

Because she did not see the withered, living corpse face she had expected.

The two didn't have much in common, so they both chose to remain silent during the meal.

Although Edwina was eager to uncover the secrets of Ember, she knew that going too far would be counterproductive, and she also lacked a starting point.

Therefore, they did not show excessive enthusiasm.

"Ms. Edwina."

During the meal, Ember suddenly said, "Can you take me to Toscart Island? I can pay you."

"Can."

Edwina nodded gently, "No reward is needed, but we must wait until we complete the expedition, which will take about five days round trip."

"Five days?"

Yu Jin fell into deep thought. Five days plus the three days needed to travel to Toscart Island would make it a total of eight days.

It will take Mr. Hanged Man about a week to arrive at Toscart Island, which will not cause any delay.

Aren't you curious about the purpose of our expedition?

Edwina suddenly asked.

"No."

Just as Yu Jin was about to shake his head, Edwina began to explain without regard for his surroundings, "Our purpose in coming here is to search for an ancient shipwreck. According to local legends, a ship that emerged from the ruins of a divine war sank in that area."

"And that ship may contain some information that can unlock the secrets of the divine war relics."

"I see."

Yu Jin nodded in a mocking manner, but clearly lacked curiosity. He simply stood up calmly and said, "I've finished eating. Thank you for the treat."

This left Edwina somewhat helpless.

If you're not curious, how can I legitimately explore the secrets within you?

Edwina silently stood up and led Ember away from the restaurant.

But as she was leaving, she deliberately paused for a moment at the restaurant entrance and cast her gaze toward the open room to the side.

When Yu Jin saw Edwina suddenly stop, he subconsciously stopped as well, and his gaze also turned to the open room to the side.

"That's the collection room."

Edwina seized the opportunity and suddenly said, "Inside are proof of our treasure hunt results. Some of them are just souvenirs, while others have not yet shown their value and are yet to be studied."

"You seem quite interested. Would you like to go in and take a look?"

No, I'm not interested.

Yu Jin really wanted to say that, but after a moment of silence, he nodded.

Edwina smiled slightly as she saw that Yu Jin had finally taken the bait.

She led Yu Jin inside, and while seemingly indifferent, she explained the various items in the collection room in great detail.

This finally piqued Yu Jin's interest slightly.

"That second mate."

Ember listened silently to Edwina's story, then suddenly asked, "Mr. Orpheus, is the armor he's wearing also part of the collection?"

I guess so.

Edwina seemed to have anticipated Ember's question and said softly, "That armor is a replica of the ancient Sun Knight armor in the collection of the Church of Knowledge, and it has inherited some of the magical abilities of the ancient Sun Knight armor."

"I see."

There was a hint of nostalgia in Yu Jin's eyes.

He knew perfectly well that Orpheus was not the true Sun Knight.

I also know that the other person's praise of the sun is not the same as what I know.

But he still responded to the other party.

As for the ancient Sun Knight armor that Edwina mentioned, which was collected by the Church of Knowledge.

The ash was not unexpected.

The Church of the Night is able to maintain a painted world, and even cults like the Aurora Society possess one.

Even if the other major orthodox churches do not have a world of paintings, it is not surprising that they possess some items that have been passed down from that world of paintings.

He was interested, but not very interested.

After all, the information that a set of armor can contain is far too limited.

As he was thinking, Yu Jin's gaze was suddenly drawn to a book bound together from parchment on the table.

With the help of the Eye of Wisdom, Ember recognized a line of ancient Fussac script on the dark brown cover:

Grosseus Travelogue.

"This comes from a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. It has been submerged for 165 years and is still undamaged."

Edwina noticed Ember's gaze and explained, "It tells the story of a giant named Grosser who decided to go to the Frost Kingdom to hunt down the King of the North. Along the way, he met several companions. But the story abruptly ends when they encounter the King of the North head-on, and the following pages cannot be opened by any means."

"A Travelogue of Grosse".

Yu Jin seemed to be deep in thought, as he caught a sense of familiarity in this so-called "travelogue".

He had experienced the same feeling before, the thrill that came from his first encounter with the world of painting.

Try opening the book.

Just as Edwina said, the storyline ends when Grosser encounters the King of the North.

And after that, there are still a lot of blank spaces, which can't be opened no matter what.

It seems the story has lost some crucial element here and can no longer progress.

Do you know what it is?

Edwina noticed the change in Ember's expression and asked, "If you can tell me the answer, I can sell it to you for a very low price."

For Edwina, knowledge is priceless.

Objects that carry knowledge are certainly important.

But if she can't figure out the answer, she wouldn't mind exchanging the item for it.

of course.

You'll have to pay more.

"How many?"

"Ember asked casually."

"8000 pounds."

Edwina spoke calmly, but for some reason her gaze was fixed on Ember.

"Eight thousand pounds?"

Yu Jin pondered for a moment, lost in thought.

To be fair, eight thousand pounds is indeed a very cheap price.

Although his weekly wage is only £100, that's only £5200 a year.

However, with the part-time job given by the Earl of Hall, he earns £10400 a year.

But Yu Jin had only been working for less than two months, and his total salary was less than a thousand pounds.

Even with the 1,000 pounds the rich woman gives him every month, his total net worth should not exceed 3,000 pounds.

So logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to afford it.

However, besides the rich woman, Yu Jin also met a kind person who was very generous. That kind person's name was Kapin.

He left Embers not a large fortune, but it was still over 100,000 gold pounds.

That's enough to buy twenty copies of "The Travels of Grossell".

The only question is whether Ember actually wants to buy the book.

From a personal perspective, Ember has some interest.

Because although this is not the real world of painting, it may have some connection to it—

It might be another attempt outside the world of painting.

So since there might be clues and the price is so cheap, buying it wouldn't hurt.

Just as Ember was about to speak, Edwina said meaningfully, "If you don't have enough money, you can use magical items instead. If you trust me, I can appraise it for you, as long as the value is appropriate."

"Need not."

Yu Jin shook his head, casually pulled out some money and handed it over, "Eight thousand pounds, do you want to count it?"

"..."

Edwina looked at the stack of gold pounds that Ember pulled out, opened her mouth but hesitated, and finally fell silent.

This stack of gold pounds undoubtedly disrupted her original plans completely.

She originally thought the embers were the legendary "ashes" her teacher had told her about, which had sunk into the sea for unknown reasons and remained dormant ever since.

He was recently salvaged from the sea by the crew of the "One-Eyed Skull" in an accident. They mistook the embers for a piece of discarded armor and brought them aboard.

Little did he know that this action would bring about his own demise.

The embers, which were salvaged, were unexpectedly revived and killed everyone on the ship.

But all of this has a premise.

That is, if the embers are indeed the legendary "ashes," and were only recently salvaged from the sea by the "mad captain," then he would undoubtedly be completely out of touch with the current society.

The "gold pound" used by the Kingdom of Rune should also be beyond their comprehension.

Even if they could understand each other, the "gold pound" they understood should not be the same thing.

But the stack of gold coins that Ember was taking out was clearly issued by the Kingdom of Rune!

This proves that the other party is not out of touch with society.

The fact that they could produce such a large sum of money at once proves that they must hold an important position in some organization.

But if that's the case...

And there's absolutely no explanation as to why the other party would appear on the 'Mad Captain's' ship out of nowhere!

These contradictory clues caused Edwina's brain to suddenly freeze.

"Wait a moment……"

After finally gathering her thoughts, Edwina suddenly remembered something important. After a long silence, she said, "We communicate in Old Fusak, but Orpheus speaks Rune, which means..."

Before she could finish speaking, Edwina suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

She has been overlooking a very important issue all along.

She had a preconceived notion that Ember was an "ancient person," so she used Old Fusak when communicating.

This language is not only the source of all common languages ​​in the modern North, but also the common language of the Quaternary period.

To communicate with the ancients, one must naturally use their language.

However, Orpheus's "Praise of the Sun" is in Rune.

The fact that Ember could understand and respond indicates that he understands the Rune language.

But her common sense led her to overlook this detail—

In her common sense, it is perfectly normal for a person to be fluent in several languages.

She communicated with the embers in Ancient Fursak for a while, but in addition, she was also fluent in Giantspeak, Elven, Ancient Hermes, Hermes, and Rune.

This is precisely why she has always had a misconception in her common sense that "if I can understand it, others can definitely understand it too."

If you can't understand it, then that person has an intellectual disability.

Although most of her crew members had intellectual disabilities, they all became fluent in at least three languages ​​under her careful guidance.

So, over time, her "common sense" came into play.

She subtly overlooked details that she could have noticed otherwise:

She could understand an "ancient person" who spoke Old Fusak, but how could he possibly be fluent in Rune?

Although Rune is derived from Old Fusak, the spoken language of the two languages ​​is almost completely different.

There is no possibility that knowing Old Fusak will allow one to learn Rune without a teacher.

Since Ember understands Rune, she should have guessed long ago that the other party was not a true 'ancient person'!

Then weren't all those tests she just did...?

The more Edwina thought about it, the more embarrassed she became. To avoid further embarrassment, she abruptly changed the subject.

"Mr. Ash, besides Rune and Old Fussac, how many other languages ​​do you speak?"

"Both, and neither."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and answered very seriously.

"Huh?"

Edwina blinked.

"I don't understand any of the languages ​​you speak."

Ember opened his palm, revealing a clean, smooth eyeball in the center, and calmly said, "I am able to understand your language thanks to the Eye of Wisdom."

"The Eye of Wisdom..."

Edwina looked at the eyeball in Yu Jin's palm, hesitant to speak.

She actually knew about this eyeball; it was one of the sealed artifacts kept by the Church of Knowledge.

But she felt that the name of this eye should be "The Eye of the Mentally Handicapped".

After all, only mentally challenged people who can't even understand language would need to use this eyeball.

After thinking it over, Edwina chose to remain silent.

Let's consider it the eye of wisdom.

P.S.: I have a question.

It is known that 0-08 is a unique property of the audience path sequence 1.

Secondly, it is known that Adam possessed uniqueness and one or two extraordinary characteristics.

The original text doesn't explicitly state this, but based on my speculation, "The Travels of Grosser" is also a Sequence 1 extraordinary property.

There are four reasons:

First, the 'Sun God' is not based on the Dreamer Sequence, so it only needs one Dreamer uniqueness and Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics.

Second, after becoming a Sequence 0 dreamer, one can separate the extraordinary properties of the two Sequence 1 components without being affected.

In other words, before the Imaginary Dragon was defeated, two Sequence 1s should have already been separated.

One is the "Nightmare Dragon" Alshogod, also known as 0-08.

The other one is most likely Grosse's Travelogue.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain what Grosser's Travels depended on for its existence.

Third, the imaginary dragon's backup plan was to lure 0-08 to Groselle's Travels, thereby plotting his resurrection.

Furthermore, after being resurrected, he possessed the potential to rival Adam as a visionary.

Having only one Sequence 1 extraordinary property is certainly not enough; only with two Sequence 1 extraordinary properties can he ensure that he can compete with Adam, who possesses uniqueness.

Fourth, if Adam possessed two Sequence 1 Extraordinary traits, he would only be 0-08 away from becoming a visionary, making it completely unnecessary for him to obtain Groselle's Travels.

Of course, all of the above are just speculations.

After all, the original book didn't explicitly state whether Grossell's Travels was a Sequence 1 Extraordinary trait.

Therefore, I hope to gather everyone's opinions and see what you, our dear readers, think.

(End of this chapter)